This song by Country Joe and the Fish became one of the first protest songs of the Vietnam Era. Read the lyrics to the song, and then respond to the following:
What is the song asking the “big strong men to do”?
Join the army and fight
… the “generals” to do?
To fight, get glory and kill the communist.
… “Wall Street” to do?
Report and make money and drop a bomb.
… “mothers” to do?
Send their boys and husbands off to war.
Write down four specific lines from the song that display sarcasm, cynicism, or anti-war sentiment.
What are we fighting for?
Don't ask me, I don't give a damn
Whoopee! we're all gonna die.
To have your boy come home in a box.
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